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Bagge, Tapani
Author of darkly comic novels set in his hometown of Hämeenlinna. He
has translated many US crime writers' works into Finnish, including
Elmore Leonard. His style is hardboiled and unusually violent compared
to other Finnish writers. His five novels to date tend to focus more on
criminals than on detectives.
Interview
Short Stories
"The Face in the Concrete" in The Thrilling Detective, 2005
Translated by Minna Haapio
Jansson, Tove
Born in Helsinki in 1914, Janson is best known for her popular
children's books about Moomins, soft-hearted trolls whose exploits are
familiar to children around the world. There is s Moomin museum
in the Tampere public library. She also has published comic books and
novels for adults, one of which is a work of psychological suspense.
Books
The True Deceiver (Den Arliga Bedragaren) Sweden 1982; UK 2008; US 2009
translated by Thomas Teal
Joensuu, Matti Yrjänä
Born in 1948, Joensuu is
known for tacking difficult social issues. His fictional alter ego, who
made his first appearance in the late 1970s, is Detective Sergeant
Timo Harjunpaa, who has featured in several mysteries that are a mix of
police procedural and psychological thriller. The author himself has worked as a police officer in Helsinki.
Interview
Books
The Stone Murders / apa Harjunpaa and the Stone Murders (Harjunpää ja poliisin poika) Finland 1983; UK 1986; US 1987
Tranlated by Raili Taylor
The Priest of Evil (Harjunpää ja pahan pappi) Finland 2003; UK 2006
Translated by David Hackston
Eurocrime
Scandinavianbooks
To Steal Her Love UK 2008
Translated by David Hackston
Eurocrime
International Noir Fiction
The Telegraph
Kirstila, Pentti
Born
in 1948, Kirstila worked as a journalist before writing fiction. He is
the author of a series of police procedurals set in Tampere and
Helsinki featuring sergeant Lauri Hanhivaara.
Short Stories
"Brown Eyes and Green Hair,'' in The Oxford Book of Detective Stories, 2000
Translated by Michael Garner
Lampi, Heimo
Born in 1920, Lampi was a lawyer, newspaper columnist, and a fighter
pilot during World War II. He died in Helsinki in 1998.
Books
Death Stalks Meteora (Kuolema kulkee Meteoralla) Finland 1981; US1995
Sipila, Jarkko
A
Finnish journalist who has covered crime news for both television and
the Hensingin Sanomat newspaper and has written eleven novels, nine of
them in a procedural series with Detective Lieutenant Kari Takamaki as
the lead. Helsinki Homicide won the 2009 Crime Fiction of the Year
award.
interview (finpop)
interiew (Pulpetti)
Books
Helsinki Homicide: Against the Wall (Seinaa Vasten) Finland 2008; US 2009
translated by Peter Ylitalo Leppa
International Noir Fiction
Nordic Bookblog
Scandinavian Crime Fiction
Wagner, Jan Costin
Though a German national, Wagner spends half the year as a resident of
Finland, which is the setting of his fiction. He was born in 1972 and
won the Marlow Prize for his first novel, Nachtfahrt. Ice Moon is his second book.
Books
Ice Moon (Eismond) Germany 2003; UK 2006 ; US 2007
Translated by John Brownjohn
Eurocrime
Reviewing the Evidence
Westö, Kjell
Born 6 August, 1961, in Helsinki, Westö has
published poetry, short stories and novels, as well as journalism. He
writes in Swedish and was awarded the Finlandia prize in 2006.
Profile
Books
Lang (Lang) Finland 2002; UK 2005; US 2006
Translated by Ebba Segerberg
Eurocrime
International Noir Fiction
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